current prime minister fumio kishida really encapsulated the emotions felt across japan. he was visibly upset, in tears almost, you know, as he talked about the current condition of former prime minister abe and went on to say that calling the shooting an unforgivable act. abe s brother and current minister of defense nobuo kishi also addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and the suppression of freedom of speech. witnesses say that abe was shot from behind, he didn t collapse after that first shot but did collapse after the second shot before receiving cpr and the suspect as you described a man in his 40s was arrested on the spot in possession of what nhk is describing as a handmade gun. now, abe was there in japan s western city to deliver a stump speech for the liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house election set for this sunday, while a couldn t verse figure here in japan at times and around the world for his policies, abe is an in
police tackled the gunman, you can see there, described as a man in his 40s, state broadcaster nhk quotes police who say he used a homemade gun. we will be live in tokyo in just a moment. we are also keeping a close watch this hour on what s happening in washington. former white house counsel pat cipollone expected on capitol hill for closed door testimony today. he ll speak with the january 6th select committee. again, watching that closely as well as the latest jobs report, just out a short time ago, which shows the economy added 327,000 jobs in the month of june. the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.6%. a lot going on this morning as you can see. but we do want to begin with this breaking news out of japan, the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. blake essig is in tokyo this morning. what more do we know about this suspect and also what is the reaction throughout the country. reporter: hey, you know, jim, erica, i apologize, i cannot hear you righ
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the war, the hostages, and will there be a humanitarian pause? first tonight in that new york city courtroom, former president trump taking the stand himself. the testimony quickly growing heated. trump combative with the judge. the judge declaring, this is not a political rally. and what trump acknowledged on the stand. aaron katersky live outside the courthouse tonight. the abc news exclusive. my interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu just moments after his phone call today with president biden. where does this war stand? what about the hostages? does israel know where they are? the health ministry in gaza run by hamas now saying more than 10,000 palestinian civilians have been killed. the biden administration pushing for a humanitarian pause. so will there be one? how the prime minister answers that question. and tonight netanyahu making news when i asked, what does victory look like, and who governs gaza after this conflict? my exclusive interview ri
are promoting? okay. dana, thank you. dana: bye. bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. former president trump on the witness stand in his civil fraud trial. a day that saw fireworks in and out of the courtroom. we will take you there. plus, a major democratic official spreads doubt on whether president biden should even attempt re-election. an indiana woman is in custody after trying to destroy what she thought was a building housing an israeli school filled with jewish students and teachers. we will tell you what she actually hit and what she is facing tonight. but, first, breaking tonight, israeli officials say at one point earlier today, approximately 30 launches were identified from lebanon toward northern israel. troops are now responding with artillery fire aimed at the origin of their launches. is this the beginning of that northern front everyone has been talking about in earnest? meantime, israeli forces in greater numbers are expected to e